With his fraud case in Manhattan, a little longer than a month, former advisor to President Trump, Stephen. Bannon is taking a page from the President’s legal playbook.
Mr. Bainon has delayed the proceedings several times. He has used a courthouse hallway to broadcast his ideas. And in a filing on Tuesday, his lawyer, Arthur Edala accused Manhattan District Attorney of political harassment.
In the proposal, Mr. Bainon’s team stated that the matter should be dismissed as it was “anti -counter” and “unconstitutional selective enforcement of law”.
This proposal gave District Attorney Elvin L. He gave a clear reference to the history of Brag, who won the sentence of President Trump in May. It also targeted the New York Attorney General, Latitia James, whose civil fraud case resulted in a huge fine for President Trump.
A spokesman for the District Attorney Office refused to comment on Tuesday, saying that the office would respond in the court filing.
Mr. Bainon’s strategy is familiar with those who have closely followed the President’s legal travel. Mr. Trump accused both New York offices of harassment during their years of investigation in their conduct. Although he lost both cases, Mr. Trump was able to convince several supporters during his election campaign that he was involved.
But it is not clear that Mr. Bainon, who is not running for the office, will benefit from the strategy as he fights with allegations of conspiracy, money laundering and fraud. The prosecutors accused them of cheating the contributors who paid for the construction of a southern border wall.
Their test is scheduled to begin on 4 March.
Mr. Bannon faced federal allegations for similar conduct, but was waived by President Trump in 2021.
The following year, Mr. Bainon was charged by the District Attorney Office. Since then, Mr. Bainon has changed the lawyers twice. In a hearing last week, Mr. Bainon said that he would “need those who are more aggressive and use every tool in the toolbox.”
The case, he told the judge, “There was political prosecution – and harassment.”
After less than a week, Mr. Edala, who joined the team of Mr. Bainon, filed a proposal.
Mr. Edala argued that Mr. Bainon was not an allies of President Trump, he was not accused.
Mr. Edala said in a statement on Tuesday, “All Americans are entitled to a fair and fair judicial system as it is the foundation of our society.” “Steven Bann’s prosecution is a clear example of the fixed process and the selective misuse of our US laws.”
In the proposal, Mr. Edala said that the legislative and executive branches of New York worked “hand in hand”, to pass a law that allowed prosecution of those who were forgiven by President Trump on federal allegations.
But the law is not issued in the case of Mr. Bainn, as one has to be filed on Tuesday. Because the federal case of Mr. Bainon did not go for testing, double threat would not apply to his state matter.
The speed of selective prosecution is often long shot, Michael F. Bachner, a defense lawyer and manhattan prosecutor said.
“I think they are going to lose the selective prosecution argument,” he said about Mr. Bann’s team, he has raised some arguments that “deserve to be thought.”
During his civil and criminal trials, Mr. Trump often accused the law enforcement officers of political harassment, including Ms. James, who sued Mr. Trump in September 2022, manipulating him by manipulating him to his net value Accused of.
Mr. Trump’s argument was reprimanded by several judges, and last year, a New York judge found Mr. Trump liable and punished him as hundreds of million dollars. President Trump has appealed for the verdict.